Chapter 79: Bones boiled into soup, Link turned into light

UEP——Pacific Station Base [Titanic] Central Laboratory
As a technical expert in the Victory Team, Masami Horii was staring at the black metal octahedron on the experimental table with a serious face.

The joystick in his hand slowly moved, and the two robotic arms on the experimental table began to rotate.
A piece of gravel with a large number of obscure and complex runes etched on its surface was grabbed by the mechanical arm and slowly approached the metal octahedron fixed in the center.

Everyone in the lab held their breath and stared at the lab table that was isolated by reinforced resin glass.
It seemed as if something shocking would happen in the next moment.

After the robotic arm brought the broken stone into contact with the metal octahedron,
But there was silence, nothing happened.

Masami Horii, who was in charge of the operation, breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned again and muttered to himself,
"We have tried to conduct a contact test on this thing with the [UEP-005 Obelisk], but there is still no change..."

"What on earth is this?"

Ye Rui Hachiyu also stood up, pushed his glasses, and spoke in a deep voice,
"We examined the composition of the material that makes up this thing, and it doesn't seem to belong to any alloy material in the world today."

"But by comparing the patterns etched on its surface with the global database, we still found some clues..."

"Perhaps something similar has existed millions of years ago, or even longer."

"After studying and comparing some bronze artifacts and ancient stone wall graffiti, I found some similarities..."

Some people could not help wondering, and Nagano Hiroko, who was also the major discoverer of [UEP-013], asked,
"Then what should we do?"

"I always feel that... this thing is a little strange."

"I don't know why, but the image only appeared once and never appeared again."

"A new storm has emerged... Just a bond... What does that mean!?"

The questions that Nagano Hiroko raised one after another also made people in the laboratory fall into deep thought.
After all, if it weren’t for the built-in recorder in the tactical helmet, which clearly recorded everything,
They could hardly believe what Nagano Hiroko said. A ghostly figure appeared, as if to convey some important message.

At this moment, the door of the base laboratory slowly opened, and the captain of the Victory Team, Iruma Kei, walked in with a smile on her face, and there seemed to be a figure following behind her.
Everyone turned their heads to look, their eyes full of confusion.
"Who is this? Why is the captain bringing a stranger with him?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Ikuma Hui raised her hand and pointed at the figure behind her.
"Let me introduce to you all, this is Professor Masaki Keigo, a scholar who studies ancient civilizations that the organization has invited to our site."

Hearing the captain's words, Horii Masami suddenly became excited.
He was just having a headache over the research progress of [UEP-013], and the arrival of this professor was undoubtedly a great help.

At this moment, Masaki Keigo, or Link to be exact, walked out slowly from behind Iruma Kei.
He pushed up his ordinary black-rimmed glasses and introduced himself to everyone with a smile:
"Masaki Keigo, 37 years old, professor of archaeology."

Such a unique and special self-introduction naturally attracted the attention of some people in the audience.

It's just that Nagano Hiroko always had an inexplicable feeling that the "Masaki Keigo" in front of him always looked at him in a strange way.

It's as if he's looking at a figurine, but there's a hint of pride in his eyes?
Maybe I'm just overthinking it.

But soon, Nagano Hiroko put the messy thoughts in his mind behind him.

Link also walked quickly to the laboratory table, put on his lab coat and isolation gloves, and gently picked up the metal octahedron.

With a serious face and determined eyes, he began to carefully examine the item in his hand.
Although the thing in front of him was made by hand bit by bit and was produced and processed by STC standard construction template, Link still fiddled with it for a long time.
During the long wait, everyone did not show any impatience, but began to admire Link's serious attitude.

He worked so hard on the first day and devoted his body and mind to the research work. What a hard-working person he is!

Just as Ye Ruibayu was about to persuade Link not to worry,
Link's finger seemed to have "accidentally" touched a special mechanism on the metal octahedron.

Suddenly, dazzling blue light flashed from the cracks on the surface of the metal octahedron.

The blue light outlined a figure wearing a white robe, whose face could not be seen clearly.

At this moment, Nagano Hiroko also confirmed that everything he had experienced on the deserted island was real.
Link's face was full of confusion and surprise, and he didn't seem to expect that he would suddenly trigger the mechanism and activate the metal octahedron.

The white-robed figure raised his head, as if he had regained consciousness, and spoke in a mechanical voice,
"Hello, humans from 30 million years from now."

"?"

Hearing this, the people in the laboratory were shocked.
Could it be that humans already existed 30 million years ago?

Did humans at that time already possess such advanced technology?
Thick doubts filled their minds, but before they could ask, the white-robed figure spoke next.
"You may call me Gandalf,"

"We have successfully sealed the terrifying 'Demon' and his dark minions, but it is only a matter of time before they break the seal and reappear."

"In order to prevent future generations from repeating the same mistakes and making the unforgivable error again, we created the Gaia Memory, which is what you see now."

"It will preserve a piece of artificial intelligence based on our soul consciousness and give you answers."

Nagano Hiroko looked at it in a daze, while Iruma Kei was the first to discover the key point of the problem. She asked in confusion,
"What would happen if the seal was broken?"

"The devil will descend upon this land again, endless darkness will once again cover the planet, death and pain will become the main theme, and all living things will suffer."

"The remaining humans may be able to survive, but they can only live in darkness underground."

After hearing the words of the white-robed figure, everyone seemed to be in another world, staring at each other with dull eyes.
Why is the world suddenly going to end?!

Gritting his teeth, Nagano Hiroko directly asked the question that had been bothering him for a while.

"Then how should we deal with the "Demon God"! Are we just going to wait for death?!"

The white robed "Gandalf" slowly spoke,
"Of course there is a way,"

"That is the savior in the prophecy, the visitor from outer space, the man from a foreign land."

"The only way to solve the doomsday disaster is to turn... Link into light!"

“Light is a bond that is passed down from generation to generation.”

(End of this chapter)